fondu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fondu (“melted”). Compare fondue.

Noun

fondu (countable and uncountable, plural fondus)

1. (printing) The graded shift from one color into another.
2. Alternative spelling of fondue
3. (ballet) Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.

Anagrams

• Found., found

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fundus.

Noun

fondu m (plural fondos)

1. depth
2. background

Derived terms

• de fondu

Adjective

fondu m sg (feminine singular fonda, neuter singular fondo, masculine plural fondos, feminine plural fondes)

1. deep

Esperanto

Verb

fondu

1. imperative of fondi

French

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin fundūtus (“melted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ̃.dy/

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Noun

fondu m (plural fondus)

1. fade
2. (film, video) fade

   fondu au noir ― fade to black

Derived terms

• fondu enchaîné

Participle

fondu (feminine fondue, masculine plural fondus, feminine plural fondues)

1. past participle of fondre

Further reading

• “fondu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

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Adjective

fondu m

1. (Jersey) molten

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fondu.

Noun

fondu n (plural fonduuri)

1. (film) fade

Declension

Declension of fondu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) fondu	fonduul	(niște) fonduuri	fonduurile
genitive/dative	(unui) fondu	fonduului	(unor) fonduuri	fonduurilor
vocative	fonduule		fonduurilor